Nuevo Paraiso

Nuevo Paraiso (English: New Paradise) was a northern border province of Mexico that was formerly called Nuevo Leon by New Spain. It saw many revolutions during the 20th century.

History
Nuevo Leon was founded by the Spanish when they conquered Mexico in the 1500s, and it was named for the Kingdom of Leon back in Medieval Spain. In the 1820s the Mexicans defeated the Spanish and gained their independence, and called the province "Nuevo Paraiso", a "new paradise" created by the revolution. Nuevo Paraiso's capital was the city of Escalera, called that because of its elevated position; the city was built on the side of a hill. From Escalera, the province was governed militarily, and since it was a border region with the United States, many Americans and Mexicans wandered over the border of the San Luis River and into Texas.

Nuevo Paraiso was not a paradise during the early 1900s, as Mexico underwent many revolutions by peasants. It was also infested by the fierce and avaricious Banditos, who ambushed travelers on the roads. In 1911 it was a hotbed of rebel activity as Abraham Reyes led his Rebeldes in a peasant uprising, and it was the main theater of the war. The fall of Agustin Allende's cruel regime led to the fall of Mexico City shortly after, but from 1911 to 1920, give or take, the region still experienced civil war between the Mexican Army and other branches of the Rebeldes as Reyes became a dictator.

Geography
Nuevo Paraiso was famed for hot deserts, red sands, cacti lining the sands, and scorching mesas. Nuevo Paraiso was divided into three regions: Perdido, Diez Coronas, and Punto Orgullo. Many settlements were built in these regions, but abandoned ones such as Crooked Toes, Casa Madrugada, and Tesoro Azul served as lawless Bandito strongholds. The Pacific Union Railroad built railroad lines that ran over the Frontera Bridge and the Butter Bridge, forming a circuit connecting Nuevo Paraiso to Texas. The Frontera, Butter, and Ramita de la Baya bridges over the San Luis River had no border patrol, so people from both countries could cross over the border as they wished. The hunting business prospered as Cazadores from Mexico and Cowboys from the USA sold their goods on the opposite sides of the border.

Wildlife
Nuevo Paraiso had a large variety of wildlife, including wolves, goats, horses, armadillos, raccoons, and deer. Hunters (Cazadores) sold their pelts at General Stores in both Mexico and the USA, and made money off of them.